Thrust in ensuring 24-hour electricity access to all rural households under the Saubhagya and DUGJY schemes is likely to boost energy demand to some extent as well as improve the quality of life for rural households.

The recent notification of bidding guidelines by the Government of India for the award of wind power projects is a positive development for the sector. The guidelines address some of the key concerns for the sector pertaining to off-taker’s credit profile, grid curtailment and termination payments.

With huge infrastructure projects underway in Maharashtra, the state government is looking at restructuring its funding model so that bankers who are willing to fund projects will be covered by the government. This will form part of the agreement that they sign with the developers.

If the Indian economy needs to sustain its growth momentum in the coming decade, developing world-class infrastructure facilities is of paramount importance. Traditionally in India, a significant portion of debt requirement for financing infrastructure has been met by borrowing from domestic banks.

Until recently, we used to talk about the cost of funds being too high and, as you are aware, some infrastructure projects have a long gestation period. There is a period of construction and then there are cost overruns and delays.

The Economic Intelligence Unit, based on a report on the 'Safe Cities Index 2017,' said the global economy is projected to grow at about 2.9 per cent in 2017 as against 2.3 per cent in 2016. The report also cited India to continue to grow at over 7 per cent over the next decade.

The air travel boom in India has thrown up a new set of challenges before the country's aviation sector. The airport infrastructure needs to be ramped up on priority for the growth momentum to be sustained in the long term.

Agree. Developing a domestic transshipment port is a good idea if we talk about seaports, there are several countries and commercial centers around the world that don’t have a seaport and these countries have to use the seaports of other countries in order to import or export their cargo, which will give a competitive advantage.

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kishore tamidela says:

Adhering to international best business practices with niche boutique firms could open doors to easily tap financing from institutional investors both debt and equity.